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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life |
by: Anne Lamott
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 808.02
EAN: 9780385480017
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0385480016
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 239
Publication Date: September 01, 1995
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: September 01, 1995
Studio: Anchor
Alternate Versions:
- On Writing
- Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
- Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
- Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith
- Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith
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Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Amazon.com Review:
Think you've got a book inside of you? Anne Lamott isn't afraid to help you let it out. She'll help you find your passion and your voice, beginning from the first really crummy draft to the peculiar letdown of publication. Readers will be reminded of the energizing books of writer Natalie Goldberg and will be seduced by Lamott's witty take on the reality of a writer's life, which has little to do with literary parties and a lot to do with jealousy, writer's block and going for broke with each paragraph. Marvelously wise and best of all, great reading.
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- Not my favorite writing book...We used this as a text for my writing class. My professor said it was great, but it didn't help me much. I've read better.
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- Learn to become a better writer and a better you.Very interesting read that offers sound, simple strategies sure to improve your writing. I especially enjoyed LaMott's tidbits that offer some insight into overcoming life's obstacles. I found an audio recording from LaMott called WORD BY WORD and played it for some of my English students at an alternative high school. They loved it. They laughed and shared similar anecdotes from their own lives. LaMott's writing is a great example of strong voice. Her honesty and vulnerability resonates on ... Read More
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- BIRD BY BIRD by Anne LamottBird by Bird is a 1994 book on writing and life by novelist and writing instructor Anne Lamott. This is partly a book on writing and partly a memoir - obviously, when writers write books on writing, this is not an infrequent combination, although Lamott more or less melds them inextricably together - there is no "writing" section and "memoir" section.
There is relatively little in Bird by Bird on craft. Lamott gives a few tips on plotting, character and dialogue, but by and large she's ... Read More
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- Wonderful Book!Lamott frames her book with the story of her then elementary school-aged brother's struggle to complete an assigned book report on birds. Lamott recalls her father's advice to his overwhelmed son--"Just take it bird by bird," he said. This is the main message of Lamott's book as well, as she outlines specific techniques writers can use to break the process of creative writing down into digestible pieces, and how to take it one step at a time. Lamott truly demystifies the writing process with this book, ... Read More
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- Refreshing and EncouragingThe pressure is tremendous. To write a review of a book on writing -- the review almost has to smack of winning a Pulitzer. Well, I'm no writer, so I'll do my best.
The frankness of Lamott is very refreshing. So many books on writing just cover the technical approaches and don't really address the psychological factors. And when they do address them, it's usually couched in too much politically correct bile. Not so with Anne -- she tells it like it is. A breath of fresh air.
Some ... Read More
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